100 Things To Do Before You Die

 There is a great book out there that's been around since 1999 called 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss 

It starts out by telling us about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race that takes place every first Saturday in March in Alaska. Every year, adventurers come to take on the bitter cold weather and toughest conditions to race with their dogs from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. It is known as "The Last Great Race onEarth" and the race covers 1150 miles to Nome.

Mushers begin their race with a team of 16 dogs that stretch out 80 feet from the leader dog's nose back to the musher on the sled. That's about the length of an eighteen-whell truck. As soon as the musher calls "hike,okay!" and not "Mush" like it's portrayed in Hollywood movies, the dogs take off and the race is on.

This is just the first thing covered in 100 Things to Do Before You Die, a book that is both a joy to read and incredibly informative about the oddest things on earth.

This book takes you out of your comfort zone for the time of your life.

"This life is a short journey," Freeman and Teplica observe in this unusual travel guide. "How can you make sure you fill it with the most fun and that you visit all the coolest places on earth before you pack those bags for the very last time?" Then these authors--both new media travel entrepreneurs--give suggestions for how to do so, in a modest listing of 100 of the world's wondrous events. Ranging from the participatory to the sedate, their list includes the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska; the Pageant of the Masters in Southern California; Mardi Gras in New Orleans; the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship in Beaver, Oklahoma; Carnival in Brazil; Bastille Day and the Cannes Film Festival in France; Oktoberfest in Germany; the Running of the Bulls in Spain; Yom Kippur at Israel's Western Wall; the Pushkar Camel Fair in India; the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan; and Australia's Nude Night Surfing Contest. For each event they provide detailed explanations and specifics on how to get there, where to stay, what to eat, and how to find out more on the web. Recommended for large public libraries and libraries with extensive travel collections.

-Thomas K. Fry, Univ. of Denver Lib.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Highlights the wildest and most exciting events on the planet and looks at travel in a brand-new way.

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